Satya Narayan Pradhan appointed as NCB chief till August 2024

Satya Narayan Pradhan appointed as NCB chief till August 2024

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: November 12 2021

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Satya Narayan Pradhan, a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been appointed as Director-General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on a deputation basis until his superannuation on August 31, 2024, or until further orders.
Earlier this year, Pradhan who was also serving as the Director-General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was given the additional charge of the anti-drug central agency after Rakesh Asthana was appointed as the Delhi Police Commissioner and was holding both the positions collectively.
He was given additional charge of NCB Director-General after Rakesh Asthana was appointed as Delhi Police Commissioner.
Satya Narayan Pradhan is a native of Odisha and has also served as a senior IPS officer from the state. He also served as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Development of the North-Eastern region and was later appointed as the Director-General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

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